According to Dave Robertson, head of the university, the cost will be no less than a million dollars for CARICOM residents.

“For Caribbean nationals they will pay one million or less depending on programs and non-nationals will pay five to six times that,” Robertson said.

Other financing options will come from Lasco Financial Services and First Global Bank. The Lasco Financial Services representative said, “It’s a salary-deducted loan, so if you’re not working, your parents would take the loan and payment is ongoing.”

The university will also offer scholarships.

Senator Norman Grant, Jamaica Agricultural Society president and chairman of Denbigh show committee, said his team is ecstatic to be part of the partnership.

“The agricultural sector is the sector which will transform society and give Jamaicans economic independence,” he said.

He further added that agriculture is the bedrock and lifeblood of Jamaican society.

The university is committed to providing training for practical career options and short-term employment. It will not offer flight training but will offer professional aviation consultancy for students who seek to obtain a pilot’s license.